diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index d0971df7b1..b370d0fd53 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -1236,6 +1236,16 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
+.smart-search-suggestion-row {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1024px) {
+  .smart-search-suggestion-row {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+}
+
 .answer-suggestion-label {
   color: var(--text-soft);
   font-size: 0.6875rem;
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/universal-search-command-surface.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/universal-search-command-surface.tsx
index 180cfa2e6e..3052409011 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/universal-search-command-surface.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/universal-search-command-surface.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   type ModeActionId,
   type ModeActionSetId,
 } from "@/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup";
+import { AnswerSuggestionChips } from "@/components/clinical-dashboard/answer-suggestion-chips";
 import { cn } from "@/components/ui-primitives";
 import { appModeDefinition, type AppModeId } from "@/lib/app-modes";
 import { appModeIcons } from "@/lib/app-mode-icons";
@@ -53,6 +54,19 @@ function OptionShell({ active, children, hint }: { active: boolean; children: Re
 
 export type CommandSurfacePlacement = "bottom-dock" | "inline";
 
+function ContextHintRow({ examples, onPickExample }: { examples: string[]; onPickExample: (example: string) => void }) {
+  return (
+    <AnswerSuggestionChips
+      suggestions={examples}
+      onPick={onPickExample}
+      label="Suggested"
+      testId="smart-search-suggestion-row"
+      layout="scroll"
+      className="smart-search-suggestion-row"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 function ScopeChipRow({
   scopes,
   activeScopes,
@@ -531,6 +545,14 @@ export function UniversalSearchCommandSurface({
         placement === "bottom-dock" ? "gap-1" : "gap-2",
       )}
     >
+      <ContextHintRow
+        examples={config.examples}
+        onPickExample={(example) => {
+          onQueryChange(example);
+          onDropdownOpenChange(true);
+          onFocusSearchInput?.();
+        }}
+      />
       <div
         className="relative w-full"
         onKeyDownCapture={(event) => {
diff --git a/tests/ui-overlap.spec.ts b/tests/ui-overlap.spec.ts
index 209abe4894..22a8d994e8 100644
--- a/tests/ui-overlap.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui-overlap.spec.ts
@@ -153,4 +153,42 @@ test.describe("Header element overlap coverage", () => {
       ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(geometry!.clearLeft + 1);
     });
   }
+
+  test("desktop smart search keeps suggested words above the composer", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 900 });
+    await mockDemoDashboard(page);
+    await gotoHome(page);
+
+    const suggestionRow = page.getByTestId("smart-search-suggestion-row");
+    await expect(suggestionRow).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(suggestionRow.getByRole("button", { name: "lithium level timing" })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(suggestionRow.getByRole("button", { name: "clozapine ANC monitoring" })).toBeVisible();
+
+    const geometry = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const row = document.querySelector('[data-testid="smart-search-suggestion-row"]');
+      const input = document.querySelector('[data-testid="global-search-input"]');
+      if (!row || !input) return null;
+      const rowRect = row.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const inputRect = input.getBoundingClientRect();
+      return { rowBottom: rowRect.bottom, inputTop: inputRect.top };
+    });
+
+    expect(geometry, "suggestion row and smart search input must render").not.toBeNull();
+    expect(geometry!.rowBottom, "suggestions should sit above the smart search bar").toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+      geometry!.inputTop + 1,
+    );
+
+    await suggestionRow.getByRole("button", { name: "lithium level timing" }).click();
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="global-search-input"]:visible').first()).toHaveValue(
+      "lithium level timing",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("phone smart search does not show the desktop suggested words row", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 820 });
+    await mockDemoDashboard(page);
+    await gotoHome(page);
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("smart-search-suggestion-row")).toBeHidden();
+  });
 });